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Digital Photography programme

(15 Posts)
tesea Tue 10-May-11 12:13:31

I have Photoshop Elements 8 to work on my photographs. I do find that the graphics are very small and being on a black background they are hard to see with my old eyes. Does anyone know of a way to increase the graphics size or make the background a different colour.

bikergran Tue 10-May-11 15:43:45

Hmmm my daughter is brill with photoshop etc I will ask her and see if she can help...will email her tonight...[smile]

MaggieJ Mon 16-May-11 11:48:16

Hi Tesea. If you have a mouse with a little wheel between the left and riight buttons, hold down the ctrl button on your keypad and turn the wheel on the mouse - one way increases the size of everything on your screen, the other decreases it.
If you don't have a wheel on your mouse hold down the ctrl button on your keypad and hit the + button a few times. To reduce the graphics size use the - button with ctrl.
Have fun! smile

elderflower1 Mon 16-May-11 12:16:38

Wow thanks Maggie this helps me too

bikergran Mon 16-May-11 14:01:05

sorry tesea daughetr gave me a link but dont know how to put it on here....

tjspompa Tue 17-May-11 17:10:23

Bikergran - look at the bottom right of this page for instructions to add a link to a post. You need to copy the link, paste it into your message, then surround it with double square brackets.

bikergran Tue 17-May-11 17:45:57

oh thankyou tjspompa [smile]

bikergran Tue 17-May-11 17:50:47

www.digital-photography-school.com/8-secrets-of-the-zoom-tool-in-photoshop

bikergran Tue 17-May-11 17:53:19

Hi tesea have posted a link (think it works ok)! my daughter is just finishing ehr 3 yrs degree in Photography & graphic website ..erm keep forgettingt he correct name) shame on me!! but she has sent me this link so maybe it will help...I wil have a look myself soon bfn [smile]

Babette Tue 17-May-11 18:02:24

Why don't you guys try Flickr!!!!! Superb!!!

bikergran Tue 17-May-11 18:05:25

hm forgot all about flickr...thanks for reminding me..will take a look later..

blondie24 Wed 16-Nov-11 16:52:17

MagieJ, Thank you so much for that tip.
I have been so fed up of squinting at the screen and this is a great way of magnifying.

ruxandra Wed 29-Feb-12 17:21:24

wow I didn;t know this, thanks

GeraldineGransnet (GNHQ) Wed 29-Feb-12 17:28:42

When you're on Gransnet, you can also click on the large 'T' button at the top of all the pages and the text will get bigger. Personally, I prefer the ctrl and + option, though.

Surely it's time for a brew?

wotsamashedupjingl Wed 29-Feb-12 17:59:31

Oh, how funny.

They've thought of everything. hmm